A returning client asked recently if she should wait until after the holiday to “even start looking” since everyone is on vacation this time of year.* Combine “holiday slowdown thinking” with a “slow economy mentality” and we’ve got a bunch of talented professional sitting around on their hands waiting for the magical moment when it’s [...]
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Extra! Extra! Personalized approach nets personalized contact.
My phone rang the other day. It was BB. I did his resume for him in October. We targeted the resume in response to a specific company’s job posting. BB emailed one resume; got one interview; received a job offer. Whoooo-hooooo. Love a success story like that. But that’s not the point of this post. [...]
Volunteer to network … continued.
OK, I mentioned there are marketable skills you can develop while volunteering. Here’s a list of 10. I’m sure you can add more.
1. Learn to write, rehearse and deliver effective elevator speeches. If you can effectively communicate you causes’ mission, you’re well on your way to communicating your own value to potential employers.
2. Develop [...]
Volunteer to network
I had the best day yesterday. I volunteer with a canine rescue group – Monty’s Home. I spent the day at the Dog Club of Wilmington’s Second Annual Holiday Party. There was food, live music, pictures with Santa, dogs – ranging in size from a teacup Chihuahua to a 130-pound Great Dane – and vendors, selling [...]
How many opportunities are you going to miss?
Open any paper, turn on any radio, watch any news program and you’ll hear the same message over and over and over and over again. “Things are awful.” Well, ya know what. If you hear anything frequently enough, you’ll eventually start buying into it and that negativity will start shaping your entire perspective. If you’re [...]
In English, please.
In addition to operating a successful resume writing business, I also have a very busy pet sitting service – Snug as a Bug. I know. Very odd combination, but it works. And it combines my two passions – writing and animals.
Since my pet sitting service offers in home care for people’s pets, I spend [...]
Attention! Helicopter Parents: Return to the Heliport
A friend of mine recently sent me the link to Patrick Erwin’s article on CareerBuilder entitled Helicopter Parents on the Job Search. In the article, Mr. Erwin describes a new phenomena emerging in the job search marketplace – parents intimately involved in their Generation Y / Millennial Generation offspring’s job search. And he goes on [...]
Interviewing – A little effort can net positive results
In the November 6, 2008 issue of Early to Rise, the Internet’s most popular health, wealth and success newsletter, Suzanne Richardson wrote a great article about interviewing – “A surefire way not to get hired”. In it she stresses the importance of some advanced planning and research and what it could have done to change [...]
The Presidential Candidate's Resumes
On this the eve of election 2008, it’s fitting to share an article featuring resumes written by Wendy Enelow, career industry guru. For the article, she outlined the Democratic and Republican candidate’s credentials. I’ve not seen a finer piece of objective writing since this campaign began (What it’s been? about100 years ago? Admit it. It [...]
